Fishing lure



Patented Aug. 3,1926. l

UNITED ySTATE ALLAN D. snaLLY, or Lnwnnucn,

CH'USETTS.

FISHING Luau.

Application 'ledIanuary 30,1926. ASerial No. 84,968.

This invention relates to fishing lures vand more particularly to adevice of this character which is adapted to simulate in its action themovement of a frog.

An important object of the invention is to provide a device of thischaracter which will have a longitudinal rocking movement during itstravel through the water,vresult ing from the varying speedof itsmovement through 'the water.

.A further object of the invention is to provide a device of thischaracter wherein a kicking movement of the leg section of the lure isprovided.

A still further object vof the invention is t provide novel and improvedmeans for attaching the hooks to the'body of the lure and moreparticularly to the manner of attaching the trailing hooks.

lThese and other objects we attain by the construction shown in theaccompanying drawing, wherein for the Ipurpose of illustration is'showna preferred'-' embodiment of our invention and wherein v Figure 1 isa-bottom plan view of a lure constructed in accordance with ourinvention; i

Figure 2 is a similar view of a slightly modiiied form of the invention;

Figures 3 and 4 are 'similar views of further modifications;l

Figure 5 is a longltudinal sectional view through the lure shown inFigure 1.

Referring now @ore particularly to the drawing,y the lure comprises aplate cut to represent a silhouette, a body and legs 11 of a swimmingfrog. The legs 11 adjacent the body portion' are i relatively widelyspaced, as at 12, and converge rearwardly to a point 13 where they areconnected to one another and from which point they again diverge,lending to the leg section a decussate appearance, the bight beingrepresented by the portion 13. The connection between the adjacentpoints of the legs may be either applied, as at 13, in Figure 1,or'provided by `leaving a connecting bridge 13* in theI formation of thelure.v

Itwwill be noted that the body 10 presents v"a much greater surfaceresistance than is presented by the legs 11,A due to the formation ofthe opening 12. The forward end/ of the body 'isf' provided with anattaching eye 14 to which the fishing line 15 may be connected. and asthe hire is drawn through the water, unless the movement with which itis drawn through the water is absolutely uniform, there will4 be atendency of theleg end of the body to drop as the speed decreases andagain raise as the speed increases, causing a rocking 'motion of thelure. This tendency is further increased by attaching the trailing hooksor hook gang 16 to the bight portion 13 between the legs 11, a splitring 17 being employed for this purpose.

To f ther increase the life-like action of the lure, the sheet fromwhich the lure is 'AND DAVID M. SKEL'LY, OF/"METHUEN, MASSA- p formed istransversely cut, as at 18, and the I sections thus formed linkedtogether, asat '19, so that the entire body may have a wabbling motionof the sections with relation to one another. The transverse splittingof the body may take place within the body proper or at the ends of thelegs adjacent the body, as is found desirable. hooks maybe applied tothe body, as at 20,

Additional when the lure is to be employed with side:-

striking ish,'such as bass. body may be bent upon its longitudinal axis,as more clearly shown in Figure 5, the

convex"s1de".being the side opposite that If desired, the

upon which the hooks 20 are disposed. This bending of the body will tendto causethe-- hooks 20 to remain at the lowers surface of Vthe bodyduring movement of the lure through the water with the result that Itheyassume somewhat the appearance of the front legs ofthe frog.

Since the structure hereinbefore set forth is obviously capable of acertain range of change and modification without materially departingfrom the spirit of the invention, we do not limit ourselves to suchspecific Structure except as hereinafter claimed.

1. A fish lure comprising a metallic blank increasing in width from itsfront end"to a point adjacent formedin suchrear end an opening reducingthe eective'area of the widened portion' of the plate to a point whereit is less than the eiective' resistance of the narrower 4portions ofthe plate, hooks supported from the plate and' means at the forward endof the plate for attaching a fish line thereto.

2. A fish lure comprising a metallic blank' increasing in width from itsfront end to a point adjac'eA t` its rear end and having ozmedin suchrear end 'an opening Yreducthe plate to a point where it is less thanthe effective resistance of the narrower portions of the plate, hookssupported from the plate and means at the forwardend of the plate forattaching a fish line thereto,

said plate being bent upon its longitudinal axis to render concave.

3. A fish lure comprising a metallic blank increasing in width from itsfront end to a point adjacent its rear end and having formedin such rearend ing the effective area of the widened portion of the plate to apoint where it is less than the effective resistance of the narrowerportions of the plate, hooks supported from the plate and means at theforward end of the plate for attaching a lish line thereto, the platebeing transversely slit at a point intersecting the forward end of theopening, the sections formed by the slit being pivotally connected toone another.

4. A fish lure comprising a metallic blank increasing in width from itsfront end to a point adjacent its rear end and having formed in suchrear end an opening reducing the effective area of the widened portionof the plate to apoint where it is less than the effective resistance ofthe narrower portions of the plate, hooks supported from the plate andmeans at the forward end of the plate the under :surface thereof vlatingthe silhouette an opening reducthe plate being transversely slit at apoint intersecting the forward end of the opening,

the sections formed by the slit ally connected to one another.

5. In a fish lure, a metallic blank simubeing pivottions of the blankbeing connected intermediate their ends and means upon saidconllie'ction for mounting thereon a gang 6. In a fish lure, a metallicblank simulating the silhouette of a frog, the v'leg portions of theblank being connected intermediate their ends and means' upon saidconnection for mounting thereon a gang hook, the space between theadjacent faces of the legs at those portions between such connection andthe bod being such that the effective area of the blank is reduced to apoint where the resistance thereof to passage through the water in adirection at right angles to thevgeneral plane of the blank is less thanthe resistance of the body portion.

our signatures.

ALLAN n. sKELLY. DAVID M. sKELLY.

of a frog, the leg por-

